The Etymologicon

The longest grammatically correct English sentence using the same word is:

“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.”*

This, according to Mark Forsyth in his book, The Etymologicon, which I have read with delight.

I’ve always been fascinated with word origins–tracing their meaning, spelling, and pronunciation through history. There are many books on the history of the English language that I’ve read and The Etymologicon is probably the most entertaining and most useful for newsletter fodder.